Europe News Private and public office: Double-edged sword of EU revolving doors Why is crossing the floor from private to public sector, and vice versa, subject of polemic? What are the rules in place to prevent conflicts of interest and ensure good regulation? Euronews looks at the tech sector to answer those questions. 05/08/2024
Tech News Researchers fear effects of Meta’s CrowdTangle shutdown The Big Tech companies says its tool will be replaced by alternatives 02/08/2024
Business Meta: Intelligent use of AI gives earnings boost to Facebook's owner Meta Platforms reported better-than-expected earnings for the second quarter, as the company experienced robust growth in its advertising sales, thanks to AI-powered technology. However, investors also have concerns about its heavy spending on these innovations. 01/08/2024
Tech News US Senate passes bill to protect kids from harmful online content The legislation has support among both left and right-wing lawmakers. 30/07/2024
Markets What Zuckerberg has in store for Meta on big tech earnings week Meta Platforms is scheduled to report its second-quarter earnings on Wednesday. Analysts expect the company to continue its double-digit growth with key focuses on advertising income and its newly announced AI tool, the Llama 3.1 model. 30/07/2024
Business Meta pulls thousands of Facebook accounts running sextortion scams Meta says it has taken down about 63,000 Facebook accounts in Nigeria that were engaging in financial sextortion scams - along with groups and pages that were trying to organise, recruit and train new scammers. 24/07/2024
Tech News Consumer authorities warn Meta over misleading 'pay or consent' switch The European Commission is probing the US social media giant regarding potential breaches of EU consumer law. 22/07/2024
Tech News How has the Digital Services Act been enforced, one year on? A year after the landmark EU rules affecting digital platforms began to apply, the system of enforcement is fully under way. 19/07/2024
Tech News Meta stops EU roll-out of AI model due to regulatory concerns The company already faced data protection complaints in several EU countries. 18/07/2024
Tech News Meta banned from using data in Brazil for AI training Brazil follows Europe in blocking Meta from using public posts for AI training. 04/07/2024
Europe News Meta's 'pay or consent' policy breaks EU digital rules, says Brussels Meta's 'pay or consent' model asks users to enable the processing of their personal data or pay a monthly fee. 01/07/2024
Tech News Could Europe's rare languages be saved from extinction by AI? It will soon be easier to see Facebook and Instagram posts in lesser-spoken global languages, but an expert suggests that to improve the tool Meta should talk to native speakers. 30/06/2024
Tech News What is the 'fediverse' and why is Europe partly excluded from it? Thread users everywhere except the EU will now see their posts deeper in the so-called "fediverse". We take a look at this new more privacy-focused way of being on social media. 27/06/2024
Tech News Meta ‘respects’ regulator decision to pause AI tool in EU Facebook and Instagram owner Meta says there’s a huge opportunity in the “super competitive” artificial intelligence (AI) market, with the tech giant spending up to €37 billion this year on developing infrastructure. 26/06/2024
Tech News Elon Musk's X has attracted more right-leaning users since takeover As the US presidential election nears in November, a study found that Republicans felt increasingly more welcome on the platform than Democrats. 13/06/2024
Tech News YouTube and X failed to act on disinformation before EU vote Instagram and Facebook are performing better, factcheckers claim. 11/06/2024
Tech News Meta says it follows Google, OpenAI in training AI with data The tech giant faces complaints over use of personal data for its AI models. 11/06/2024
Tech News Meta faces complaints in 11 countries over data use for AI Additional complaints will follow, according to Austrian privacy group NOYB. 06/06/2024
Tech News European users alerted that Meta will use public posts to train AI Facebook and Instagram’s parent company will soon use public posts “to help develop and improve AI,” European users were told. 30/05/2024
Tech News Irish data watchdog issued record privacy fines of €1.55 billion The Data Protection Commission saw an increase in new complaints from individuals between 2022 and 2023. 30/05/2024